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Kent Chan Group

  • Weekly class
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  • Day retreats (in person)
  • Monthly half-day retreats (online)
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Weekly class (online)

Our meetings are held online on Thursday evenings hosted on Zoom. Although most of our members are in Kent, as the meetings are online they are of course open to anyone.

The evening runs from 7.30-9.30pm, and we ask that you please aim to have connected to the meeting by at least 7.25pm so that we can start on time. To join, simply click the link below and follow the instructions to connect to the meeting.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86119847385

The regular format for our meetings is two 25-30 minute periods of sitting meditation with mindful movement practice (qigong) in between, and we give instructions about how we do those practices. We then have tea, and in the remaining time share a talk or reading on a Buddhist/Chan theme which we follow with a group discussion.

We operate on a drop-in basis, so there's no expectation of people joining every week. Newcomers and beginners are particularly welcome.

For one of our meetings each month, we have an 'extended practice evening' with more of a focus on meditation practice.

Meeting schedule

 

April 2025

  • Thursday 3 April - meeting on (extended practice evening)
  • Thursday 10 April - meeting on
  • Thursday 17 April - meeting on
  • Thursday 24 April - meeting on
     

May 2025

  • Thursday 1 May - meeting on (extended practice evening)
  • Thursday 8 May - meeting on
  • Thursday 15 May - meeting on
  • Thursday 22 May - meeting on
  • Thursday 29 May - meeting on
     

June 2025

  • Thursday 5 June - meeting on (extended practice evening)
  • Thursday 12 June - meeting on
  • Thursday 19 June - meeting on
  • Thursday 26 June - meeting on

Day retreats (in person)

In addition to our online weekly meetings, we also offer the opportunity to meet in person for more extended periods of practice. We meet at the St Benedict's Centre in West Malling, Kent - stbenedictscentre.org and the day runs from 10.00am to 4.30pm.

This year we will also lead an additional day retreat in London.

  • Sunday 9th March 2025
  • Sunday 8th June 2025
  • Sunday 7th September 2025
  • Saturday 11th October 2025 - Stuart will be leading an Introduction to Chan day retreat as a guest of Bodhicharya London, hosted at the Buddhist Society (https://bodhicharya-london.org/day-retreats/)
  • Sunday 7th December 2025

The day of practice will include sitting and walking meditation, and other mindful movement practices. The day is best suited to anyone with prior experience of meditation practice, and we recommend you should have attended a weekly WCF class before attending.

We ask for donations of £25 to help cover the cost of the room hire. For full details about the retreat see the Kent Chan Group day retreat information pack.

Please contact Stuart (see below) to reserve your place.

Monthly half-day retreats (online)

On some months between the day retreats, we also offer a Sunday morning online practice. We will shortly publish the dates for 2025 here.

The sessions run from 9.00am to 12.00pm, and we ask that you please aim to have connected by at least 8.55am so that we can start on time. As with the full day retreats, we recommend attendance for people only with some prior experience of meditation practice.

If you are planning to attend for the first time, we would be grateful of you could let us know by sending an email to the address below.

To join on the day, simply click the link below and follow the instructions to connect to the meeting.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86119847385

Contact

Stuart McLeod

  • kentchan@westernchanfellowship.org
  • Tel 07913 858612
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View our retreat programme

May 24th
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights
June 8th
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 
June 28th
Mid-Summer Silent Meditation Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights
July 18th
Silent Illumination Retreat
Residential Retreat
9 Nights
August 23rd
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights
September 7th
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 
September 26th
Weekend Chan Retreat
Residential Retreat
2 Nights
October 4th
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights
November 15th
Silent Illumination Retreat
Residential Retreat
7 Nights
November 29th
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights
December 7th
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

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https://westernchanfellowship.org/contact-us

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